Vyacheslav Matveyevich Tkachov () was a Russian general and writer.
In 1913 Tkachov became military pilot of
Imperial Russian Air Service
The Imperial Russian Air Service (russian: Императорскій военно-воздушный флотъ, , Emperor's Military Air Fleet) was an air force founded in 1912 for Imperial Russia."''12 августа 1912 года прик ...
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In 1914, the Russian pilot Lt. Vyacheslav Tkachov became the very first Russian pilot who shot down enemy aircraft with handgun. He attacked German "Albatros" and shot the enemy pilot
[Игорь Софронов. Личность: Русский сокол // журнал "Братишка", август 2012]
Later, Tkachov took part in
Russian Civil War
, date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...
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Honours and awards
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Order of Saint Stanislaus
The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...
(May 1910)
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Order of St. Anna of the Third Class (February 1913)
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Order of St. Vladimir of the Fourth Class (February 1915)
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Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree (July 1916)
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Gold Sword for Bravery
The Gold Sword for Bravery (russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was set up with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807 and abolished ...
(September 1916)
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Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typ ...
(United Kingdom)
References
Sources
*Blume, August. ''The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I,'' Volume One. (Schiffer Publishing, 2010). , 978-0764333514.
* — ''The Russian Military Air Fleet in World War I,'' Volume Two. (Schiffer Publishing, 2010) , 9780764333521.
* А.В. Махалин. М. Ткачёв — участник и историк воздушных сражений Великой войны // Первая мировая война и участие в ней России. Часть II. М., 1994.
1885 births
1965 deaths
People from Giaginsky District
People from Kuban Oblast
Russian generals
Aviators from the Russian Empire
Imperial Russian Air Force personnel
Writers from the Russian Empire
Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class
Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery
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